![Anton von SCHMERLING, Austrian Minister of State—portrait photograph, L. Angerer, Vienna, [ca. 1860–1865]](https://gcp-la8-storage-cdn.lot-art.com/public/upl/31/Anton-von-SCHMERLING-Austrian-Minister-of-State-portrait-photograph-L-Angerer-Vienna-ca-1860-1865_6adfe9b2350e8-full-66083100_1793059250-6adfe9b2a1576.jpg "Anton von SCHMERLING, Austrian Minister of State—portrait photograph, L. Angerer, Vienna, [ca. 1860–1865]")
Anton von SCHMERLING, Austrian Minister of State—portrait photograph, L. Angerer, Vienna, [ca. 1860–1865]
SCHMERLING Anton von, Austrian Minister of State—portrait photograph, L. Angerer, Vienna, [ca. 1860–1865].
Photograph (albumen print) on original mount, measuring 10.6 x 6.2 cm (visiting card size), taken by Ludwig Angerer in Vienna.
The politician is depicted full-length, seated in a carved armchair, wearing a dark frock coat, with a document on his lap. Below the photograph is the imprint “L. Angerer” and a handwritten signature in ink: “Minister Schmerling.” On the reverse, a studio imprint featuring the imperial eagle: “L. Angerer K.K. Hof-Photograph in Wien,” along with later annotations in pencil. Good condition.
A. von Schmerling (1805–1893) — a lawyer and liberal politician; in 1848, Prime Minister of the Imperial Government in Frankfurt; from 1860 to 1865, Austrian Minister of State and de facto head of government; later President of the Supreme Court. Author of the February Patent (1861), which established provincial assemblies, including the Galician Provincial Assembly in Lviv (first session in April 1861). His centralist policies met with resistance from Polish politicians; Galicia did not achieve true autonomy until after his downfall.
L. Angerer (1827–1879)—one of the pioneers of photography in Austria; from 1860, he served as the imperial-royal court photographer in Vienna. His studio on Feldgasse in Vienna produced most of the official portraits of the imperial family in the 1860s.
SCHMERLING Anton von, Austrian Minister of State—portrait photograph, L. Angerer, Vienna, [ca. 1860–1865].
Photograph (albumen print) on original mount, measuring 10.6 x 6.2 cm (visiting card size), taken by Ludwig Angerer in Vienna.
The politician is depicted full-length, seated in a carved armchair, wearing a dark frock coat, with a document on his lap. Below the photograph is the imprint “L. Angerer” and a handwritten signature in ink: “Minister Schmerling.” On the reverse, a studio imprint featuring the imperial eagle: “L. Angerer K.K. Hof-Photograph in Wien,” along with later annotations in pencil. Good condition.
A. von Schmerling (1805–1893) — a lawyer and liberal politician; in 1848, Prime Minister of the Imperial Government in Frankfurt; from 1860 to 1865, Austrian Minister of State and de facto head of government; later President of the Supreme Court. Author of the February Patent (1861), which established provincial assemblies, including the Galician Provincial Assembly in Lviv (first session in April 1861). His centralist policies met with resistance from Polish politicians; Galicia did not achieve true autonomy until after his downfall.
L. Angerer (1827–1879)—one of the pioneers of photography in Austria; from 1860, he served as the imperial-royal court photographer in Vienna. His studio on Feldgasse in Vienna produced most of the official portraits of the imperial family in the 1860s.
